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Snohomish County Prosecutor, drugs...
Hanna Scott

Round two in Snohomish prosecutor’s fight to reverse lax drug law

On Thursday, the Snohomish County prosecutor took the fight to reverse a lax drug law to the county council in a continued fight.
7 years ago
Boeing...
Dyer Oxley

Boeing drops Muilenburg as chairman, but stays as CEO

Boeing's Charmian Dennis Muilenburg is out, sort of. He still retains his position as Boeing CEO, president and director.
7 years ago
gas leak...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Buildings evacuated, workers injured after gas leak in North Seattle

Crews with the Seattle Fire Department are at the scene of a natural gas leak in North Seattle.
7 years ago
(Alan Levine, Flickr)...
Dyer Oxley

Puget Sound sees record lows, freezing temps Thursday morning

Time to break out the scraper for that windshield frost. Thursday morning drivers will likely see some of the coldest temps in the season so far, perhaps setting records.
7 years ago
vape, vaping...
Dyer Oxley

Temporary ban on flavored vaping products approved in Washington

The Washington State Board of Health unanimously voted in favor of a ban on flavored vaping products, despite tense objections from the crowd.
7 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Mike Worden...
Nick Bowman

Report: Seattle’s $195K traffic czar to step down at end of December

Seattle's "traffic czar" Mike Worden will be stepping down at the end of December, after facing flack from council members and others.
7 years ago
Fentanyl overdose, opioids...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Father warns kids after son’s ‘horrifying’ fentanyl overdose

The father of an Seattle high school student who overdosed on fentanyl is speaking out, and hopes it can spur kids to look out for each other.
7 years ago
light poles Tukwila...
Nick Bowman

String of collapsed power poles in Tukwila were ‘severely weakened by decay’

A recently-released report details how rot that had gone undetected caused a string of power poles to collapse in a row in Tukwila back in April.
7 years ago
vape, vaping...
Heather Bosch

Vaping: A growing epidemic with very little regulation

Both Washington state and the FDA are still trying to figure out how to manage the vaping industry in the midst of an outbreak of illnesses.
7 years ago
vaping...
KIRO 7 News Staff

State Board of Health to make decision on flavored vaping ban

Washington's state Board of Health will decide if it will ban flavored vaping products Wednesday.
7 years ago
Growler Jets Olympic National Park...
Aaron Granillo

Fight for quiet in Olympic National Park pits Navy versus nature

The skies above the Olympic Peninsula belong to the U.S. Navy’s Boeing-made Growler jets. What that sounds like is up for debate.
7 years ago
showbox...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle settles lawsuit with Showbox owner, leaves door open to save venue

The city of Seattle and the owner of The Showbox building have reached a settlement after a lawsuit over the city's actions around the sale.
7 years ago
(Seattle Fire Department)...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle FD suspects ‘overheated electrical’ as cause of Ballard blaze

The cause of a massive fire that destroyed a Ballard building may never be known, but investigators suspect one thing as a potential cause.
7 years ago
Airport Way chase, collision...
MyNorthwest Staff

Fatal police chase, collision blocks traffic in SoDo during Tuesday morning commute

One man is dead and another is fighting to stay alive after a police chase and subsequent collision in South Seattle.
7 years ago
West Seattle Bridge truck crash...
MyNorthwest Staff

West Seattle Bridge reopens after truck hops barrier

Multiple lanes of the West Seattle Bridge were blocked Tuesday, after a dump truck hopped the jersey barrier. 
7 years ago
Vaping juul...
Heather Bosch

Vaping habits can impact teens’ brain development, and it’s easy to hide

E-cigarette use among teens has reached epidemic levels, and cases of lung disease -- linked to vaping, nationwide -- isn't the only concern.
7 years ago
thanksgiving, snow,...
Nick Bowman

‘Big cooldown’ arrives in Puget Sound as snow falls in mountain passes

Both Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass are seeing snow Tuesday, as a high winds and low temperatures descend on Western Washington.
7 years ago
99 tunnel, weekend closures,...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

WSDOT expects 1,700 vehicles per hour to divert due to 99 tunnel tolling

When tolling starts on the 99 tunnel next month, the city now has a better idea of how much extra traffic will be on Seattle streets to avoid paying.
7 years ago
(KIRO 7 TV)...
Dyer Oxley

WATCH: Three-alarm fire blazes inside Ballard building

Seattle fire crews responded to a three-alarm fire in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood where multiple businesses are located.
7 years ago
wild waves, shootings...
MyNorthwest Staff

Four separate shootings strike over the weekend in King County

Four separate shootings took place over the weekend across King County, injuring four people, and killing two others. Two took place in Federal Way.
7 years ago
Executive Constantine...
Nick Bowman

Seattle council pushes back against $30 car tabs initiative

Seattle City Council is set to vote on a measure expressing disapproval for I-976, an initiative that would reduce car tabs to $30 per vehicle.
7 years ago
Vaping...
Heather Bosch

Pierce County Army vet battles vaping illness as outbreak continues

Army veteran Chuck Wilcoxen started vaping THC to manage pain. Now, he could be dealing with long term effects from lipoid pneumonia.
7 years ago
election, hacking, keyboard, computer, data breaches, Accellion...
Dyer Oxley

‘Tens of thousands’ of attempts daily to hack Washington’s election system

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman says that there are tens of thousands of attempts to hack into the state's election system every day.
7 years ago
wild waves, shootings...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police search for suspect after shooting outside Wild Waves ‘Fright Fest’

Police are looking for a gunman who opened fire at the Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way on Friday night.
7 years ago